Sanitary attachment for milk-pails.



J. T. WILLIAMS.

SANITARY ATTACHMENT FOR MILK PAILS.

APPLICATION FILED cnzs. I914.

' l jlwfi o Patented May 18, .1915.

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JOHN THOMAS WILLIAMS, OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.

SANITARY ATTACHMENT FOR HULK-FAILS.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN THOMAS WIL- LIAMS, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of San Antonio, in the county of Bexar and State of Texas, have made an Improved Sanitary Attachment for Milk- Pails, of which the following is a specification. I

My invention is an improvement in sani- The details of construction and arrange ment of parts are as hereinafter described and illustrated in the accompanying'drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a milkpail or bucket, provided with my improved attachment. Fig. 2is a vertical section of the milk-pail and the attachment as in use.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the sleeves or tubes constituting the chief fea- Fig. 4 is a per- The milk-pail or -bucket.is provided with a cover 1, which is preferably constructed of tin or other thin sheet metal, and is attached to the body of the bucket by a bayonet-joint 2, so that it is firmly held thereon when in use and is at the same time adapted for convenient detachment. The upper portion of the cover 1 is provided with two flared or funnel-shaped tubes 3, and to these are attached the flexible sleeves or tubes 4, which may be made of canvas, or other fabric or material. the metal tubes 3 of the milk-pail cover by means of a draw-string which permits their easy attachment for cleaning after the milking operation. The sleeves are provided 7 with lengthwise slits which are of suflicient size to receive the hand of the milker. Near Specification of Letters Patent.

The sleeves are secured to 1 Patented May 18, mils.

- Application filed October 29, 1914. Seriallilo. 869,226.

the top of each sleeve or tube 4 it is provided interiorly with a tape or loop 7.

It will now be understood by inspection of F igsa 2 and 4, that, in carrying out the milking. operation, the pail or bucket is set on the ground or anysuitable support beneath the udder of a cow, and the milker inserts his hands through the slits 6 in the sleeves 4 and seizes the teats of the cow, the upper ends of the sleeves being thus raised so as to close around the upper portion of the teats or adjacent portion of the udder. The milking operation then proceeds in the through the funnel-shaped tubes of the cover into the body of the pail, without danger of access of dust, dirt, or noxious germs.

The loop 7 is arranged opposite the slit 6 to receive one of the fingers of the milker, whereby the sleeve is drawn upward and held more closely to the base of the teat during the milking operation than would be otherwise practicable. It is apparent that the slit 6 may be opened Widely to receive the milkers hand, but is drawn closely around his wrist by reason of the upward pull of the loop 7. t

In actual practice the udder of the cow will be cleansed of dust, dirt, etc, before the milking operation begins. When the milking operation has been completed, upon removal of the hands of the operator from the slits in the sleeves 4, the latter drop down or fold over upon the pail cover, as shown in Fig. 1, so that the admission of dust, or dirt, in transporting the pail, is

eflectually prevented.

The cover of the pail maybe readily removed, together with the sanitary attachment when it is desired to empty the contents of the pail. The flexible sleeves or tubes may also be readily detached from the tubular projections of the milk pail cover when it is desired to clean them.

The attachment repders the straining of the milk practically unnecessary.

What I claim is:

1. A sanitary attachment for milk-pails consisting of a flexible sleeve or tube having a lengthwise slit and provided interiorly with a loop which is spaced from-the slit and secured to the upper portion of the sleeve, as and for the purpose specified.

2. A sanitary attachment for milk-pails len hwise side slits and at the lower ends 10 consisting of a flexible sleeve or tube having wit a draw-string by which the sleeves may a lengthwise slit and provided at the lower be detachably secured to the flared tubes, as i wiih ah(%)rl8.W-Stl1xigd 011) securing tilliie described. a 'sseeve etaca to e tuesonami pail cover, as sp ecified. JOHN THOMAS WILLIAMS 3. A sanitary attachment for a milk-pail Witnesses: comprising a detachable pail cover having HUGH MCLELLAN, flared tubes, flexible sleeves provided wit J. M. KINSAID. 

